Folding foot-scraper.



R. DIXON.

FOLDING FOOT SCRAPER.

APPLICATION FlLED APR. 6. 1918.

1,289,698, 7 Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

. J Robert Dixon as State v of Montana,

flOIBERT DIXON, .OF ABM ELLS, .MONIEANA.

FOLDING "FOOT- SCRA'PER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec- 31, 9: 8-

;Application-filedApril6, 1918. SerialiNo.:227,020.

To allwhom z'tmay concern lieaitiknown that'I',1toBnRT-:DIxoN, a naturalized citizen of the United States, residing at Armells, in .the county of Fergus and have .invented new and useful Improvements infFoldin-g Foot-Scrapers, of which the following is a 'specification.

This invention relatesrto ;foot scrapers and it has particular reference to .afoot scraper which is adapted to be applied ;to the running board of an fllli'JOIIlO'bllB-OI' motor vehicle.

The inventionhas for its object to produce a foot scraper of simple and improved construction which may "be read1ly apphed to the running board of an automobile, thus enabling passengers to scrape mud and clay from their shoes, when necessary, in order to avoid carrying the dirt into the body or tonneau of the machine.

A further object of the invention is to produce a scraper of the character described which will be hingedly and ad ustably connected with the running board, enabling the same to be moved to an out-of-the-way position when not in active use.

Further objects of the invention are to simplify and improve the construct1on, arrangement and assemblage of the detailed arts of the invention.

With these and other ends in view wh ch will readily appear as the nature of the 1nvention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and improved form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view showing a portion of an automobile and its running board to which the invention has been applied, the scraper being shown in position for operation.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View taken transversely through the running board and the scraper.

Fig. 3 isa viewsiinilar'toFig.2ib1rt show ing the scraper folded beneath :the running board.

Fig. 4: is a sectional view .taken it-transversely through the running :board and through one of ,the bearing cleats, showing means .for securing the scraper gin folded position;beneath the running board.

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail .view Eillustrating amodification.

Corresponding part in-the severa figures are .denoted by zlike characters .of reference.

The runningboard 15 is provided on its under side with cleats 16, 17, disposed transyersely thereof, said cleats 'a'ifordin-g =bearings for the reduced ends or pintles 18 of a shaft 19, the latter being disposed below and adjacent to the outer edge of the running board. Connected with the shaft 19 and extending tangentially with respect thereto is a scraper 20 which may be made of sheet metal or other material. By rotating the shaft in one direction about its axis the scraper may be positioned adjacent to the outer edge of the running board in such a fashion as to extend upwardly with respect to the running board as clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2. By rotating the shaft in the opposite direction, the scraper may be positioned adjacent to the bottom face of the running board as seen in Fig. 3.

Connecting pivotally with the outer edge of the running board is a latch bar 21 the free end of which may be placed in engagement with a catch or keeper 22, said latch bar being of a length exceeding the length of the scraper, the pivot member 23 of the latch bar and the catch 22 being preferably arranged above and adjacent to the outer edges of the cleats 16 and 17 respectively. By moving the latch bar 21 to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 it will be placed out of the path of the scraper which latter may thus be moved from an extended to a folded position and vice versa as desired. When the scraper is moved to an extended position as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, it may be secured in such position by placing the latch bar in engagement with the keeper 22, the latch bar being thus ositioned adjacent to the outer facing of the scraper so as to prevent swinging movement of the latter. For the purpose of securing the scraper in folded condition, there may be provided a will thus be securely retained.

7 Under the modified construction illus trated "in Fig. 5 of the drawing a retracting spring 27 is provided, the tension of said:

spring being exerted to move the scraper i to afolded-position beneath the running board. This-construction will obviously be tensioned When the scraper is moved to an extended position for operation in which p0- 'sitionthe scraper Will be held by the latch bar 21.; WVhen the latch bar is moved to the non-engaging position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the scraper Will be automatically retracted to a folded position'and retained in such position. The latch bar, when not actively used to maintainthe scraper-in posision for operation may be engaged with the catch or keeper Wherebyit Will be held in tlOlL; the cleat v17 and said latch being adapted to,

fore entermg the machine.

an out-of-the-Way and unobstructing posi- By providing the running board of an automobilew with the improved scraper, convenient means will be provided whereby passengers may clean their shoes or boots be- The scraper, When not in use, Will be supported in a position 'where it Will not obstruct passengers entering orleaving the machine.

I claim;

The combination With a'running'board, of a pair of 'cleats'secured tothe under side thereof, a scraper blade, pintles on saidblade and j ournaled in said cleats, a latch bar having one end pivoted'to the edge of the running board and a *keeper secured to the run- 'ning board and adapted-to receive the other end of the latch for holding the scraper jblade-in raised.p0sition,the pivot of said 'latchbar andthe keeper being located adjacent the ends of the cleats. V

whereof I aflix my signature.

In testimony c f ROBERTDIXON.

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